# Giorgi Nikabadze

Giorgi Nikabadze (Georgian: გიორგი ნიქაბაძე; born 10 January 1991) is a Georgian footballer who plays as a forward for Uzbekistan Super League club Novbahor.
He won the Georgian Erovnuli Liga with Dinamo Batumi in 2021. Also, he has become the topscorer of Liga 2 as well as most prolific striker for several teams.

## Career

Nikabadze has played in four countries. A Lyga side Banga was the first club where he spent a full season.
In 2018, he netted ten goals for newly promoted Liga 2 club Telavi. A year later, while at Merani Tbilisi, Nikabadze became a league topscorer and major contributor to his team's promotion to Erovnuli Liga.
The next summer, he moved to title-chasing Dinamo Batumi. On 21 November 2020, when the Batumi Stadium was officially opened, Nikabadze netted against Dila Gori to become the first goalscorer in the history of this arena. Nikabadze won the champion's title with his team in 2021.
After a short spell in Malta, in May 2022 Nikabadze signed for Samgurali. In 2023, with nine goals scored against the league opponents, he finished as best striker of the team despite his departure in mid-season. In the summer transfer window, he left for Uzbekistan, initially to sign for Neftchi Fergana and later for Novbahor.

## Statistics
### Club

    As of match played 26 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Banga | 2012 | A Lyga | 25 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 5 |
| Banga | 2013 | A Lyga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| Banga | Total | Total | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| Guria | 2013/14 | Umaglesi Liga | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Alazani | 2014/15 | Meore Liga | 16 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 24 |
| Alazani | 2015/16 | Meore Liga | 9 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 15 |
| Alazani | Total | Total | 25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 39 |
| Kolkheti 1913 | 2015/16 | Umaglesi Liga | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 |
| Kolkheti 1913 | 2016 | Umaglesi Liga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Kolkheti 1913 | Total | Total | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| Telavi | 2017 | Liga 3 | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Telavi | 2018 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 | 11 |
| Telavi | Total | Total | 26 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 12 |
| Merani Tbilisi | 2019 | Erovnuli Liga 2 | 33 | 26 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 26 |
| Merani Tbilisi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Merani Tbilisi | Total | Total | 35 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 26 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2020 | Erovnuli Liga | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 5 |
| Dinamo Batumi | 2021 | Erovnuli Liga | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 |
| Dinamo Batumi | Total | Total | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 |
| Gudja United | 2021/22 | Maltese Premier League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Samgurali | 2022 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 5 |
| Samgurali | 2023 | Erovnuli Liga | 18 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 9 |
| Samgurali | Total | Total | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 14 |
| Neftchi | 2023 | Uzbekistan Super League | 12 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 3 |
| Novbahor | 2024 | Uzbekistan Super League | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 249 | 110 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 274 | 115 |
* ↑ Appearances in play-offs
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Asian Champions League

## Honours
### Club

Dinamo Batumi
* Erovnuli Liga (1): 2021

### Individual

Liga 2 topscorer (1): 2019